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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1908
Page
8
Dr C H Frost a prominent Plainfield Wisconsin physician aged 56 died after twenty seven years of medical practice He was a longtime Odd Fellows member and widely known across central Wisconsin The item notes his death on March 26 and includes unrelated quotations from the Washington Star.
The Rev. A B C Dunne spoke on Prohibition or Temperance before 1100 attendees at a church in Eau Claire, arguing legal prohibition violates the constitution and harms the poor while suggesting local option as a remedy. In Wausau, timber teams prepare to drive logs down streams as the 1907 08 season nears end and rail shipping grows.
Paul Krause faces arson charges in municipal court over a Thursday night fire that destroyed his wife Mrs Paul Krause in Appleton Wisconsin. His wife meanwhile seeks a divorce in circuit court citing cruel treatment. Deputy State Fire Marshal Kieland investigates.
Milwaukee news notes no resident owns or operates a flying machine or balloon. At a Merchants and Manufacturers meeting, club president John H. Moss said Milwaukee should have flying machines soon as a newly organized Aero Club aims to advance aviation.
In New London on a Sunday night a carriage left a newborn baby at Mrs. George Brewer’s door. She kept the infant a week and plans to adopt it, seeking legal steps to ensure the child remains with them. The unknown mother remains unidentified.
In Cambria on March 30 the leap year banquet organized by Rev. Moses Breeze featured a gospel minister as master of ceremonies. Prominent business people and churchgoers served as chefs waiters and dishwashers. J. H. Baillies cooked as chef and A. Peterson handled the coffee. Seventy five couples attended.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will sit tomorrow in Madison to issue rulings on cases heard earlier this month and to take up for argument a new assignment numbered 45 to 75 inclusive ex com 48.
Samuel Shafer beat his 17 year old sister Myrtle in a roadside confrontation near Eau Claire on a Saturday afternoon. He pleaded guilty, was fined ten dollars plus costs, and threats of tar and feathering surfaced among Lakie Hallie residents amid ongoing family quarrels.
A promotional piece warns against secret tonics and urges consulting reputable doctors. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a nonsecret remedy that digests food, calms stomach irritation, and supports digestion with natural ingredients. The ad claims wide physician endorsement and offers free samples from F. A. Stuart Co. in Marshall Michigan.
Wauk esha Wisconsin March 39 Despite anti saloon league pressure and ongoing agitation there will be no declared anti saloon candidate in the municipal election set for April 7. An effort last week to nominate such a candidate failed.
Superior police report Joan Sant arrested on a charge of illegal voting in last Tuesday’s primary. He is accused of registering and casting a ballot without six months’ state residence.
Racine reports Ernest Valska was arrested for alleged highway robbery in Baraboo, Wisconsin last January. Police say Valska and two others robbed an intoxicated man of $69. Sheboygan physicians to host Fifth District Medical Society gathering with about 160 expected. Madison notes segregation of the sexes to be discussed by the university regents in April. Hurley mentions two unidentified men.
The subject asserts fourteen years in Wisconsin while records show about a half year in Superior. Additional complaints have been filed with District Attorney Foley.
A person was struck by a Northwestern train west of town and killed, authorities reported at the scene. The incident disrupted rail traffic as investigators began examining the site.
Manitowoc Wisconsin March 30 Chief of Police August Drews has submitted his resignation to the board of fire and police commissioners effective May 1. The letter was mailed and gives no reasons. Rumors of his departure had circulated for some time with much speculation about his successor.
Altoona voters confront a heated municipal race over whether to sell the city owned gas plant amid a major issue of prohibition. Candidates W. L. Botsford backs regulation of saloons, while George Palmer and Charles King share a largely aligned platform.
Unidentified men were found dead this morning near a Northwestern train west of Hurley Wisconsin. The bodies lacked identification and no names are known at this time.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a train incident with injuries and unclear details. No clear locations, times, or names are readable. Further readable context is needed to identify the event and parties involved.
The case against former town chairman A. H. Hosmer for unlawfully using town funds went to examination yesterday. Hosmer waived examination and was bound over to stand trial at the May term.
The tournament begins April 2 at Portage with at least ten teams expected. Prizes include gold and silver awards plus engraved trophies from local businessmen. Four teams have entered so far White Sox Hillsboro Portage Neenah St Josephs Two Rivers others including Bushey Appleton Fond du Lac Ariels Manitowoc Red Ravens Milwaukee Quins Port Washington maroons may enter. All teams must be registered in the A A U.
In a terse dispute described by observers, the age old tensions between envy and logic surface as opposing motives. The debate highlights human frailty and the challenge of balancing passion with prudence.
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